CHU– Containerized Housing Unit. These are climate-controlled trailers which can house between 2 and 8 servicemembers. They can be connected to form a larger complex, may contain a bathroom, and are unarmored.

CK – Containerized Kitchen. Used for preparing food while in the field.

COB – Chief of the Boat. The senior chief petty officer on board a ship.

COP – Combat Outpost. A small base which can contain between 40 and 150 servicemembers and is usually placed in hostile locations.

CSMO – Close Station, March Order or Collect your **** and Move Out. Both are intend to get service members to close their stations and move out due to a mission ending.

DART– Dumb Ass Radio/Radar Troop.

DAT – Dumb Ass Tanker. An Army acronym.

DFAC– Dining Facility.

DILLIGAF – Does it Look Like I Give a ****. Recommended by user Michael Wood, SFC (Ret).

DONSA– Day of no scheduled activity. A U.S. Army acronym.

ENDEX – End Exercise. Used by the U.S. Army.

EOD– Explosive Ordnance Disposal.

FAN – Feet, Ass, and Nuts. A common acronym which describes the smell of a barracks.

FAN – Forward Air Navigator. Recommended by user Art Covello.

FIDO – Forget/**** it, Drive On. Recommended by user Michael.

FIGJAM – **** I'm Good, Just Ask Me. Originally coined by Australians in the Vietnam war, borrowed by American forces.

FISH – Fighting In someone's House. Acronym describing urban warfare.

FM– ****ing Magic. Describes the phenomenon of a dysfunctional electronic device starting to work again.

FNG – ****ing New Guy. A ubiquitous acronym for new members of a group.

FOB – Forward Operating Base. A base that is larger than a COP, but smaller than a superbase. They tend to be located in less dangerous areas than a COP, and offer luxuries such as varied meals and hot water.

FTA – In the U.S. Army: **** the Army. Usually written, and if asked about the meaning the proper response is Fun, Travel, and Adventure or Finest Training Available.

FTA – In the U.S.M.C.: Failure to Adapt. A reason why recruits may fail out of basic.

FTN– **** the Navy. Commonly used as graffiti in hard to find places as a type of game. While there are no clear objectives, the result of upsetting officers constitutes a type of victory.

NEACP – National Emergency Airborne Command Post. Pronounced "kneecap." Boeing E-4 designed to serve as a mobile command post for the president and staff in case of nuclear war. The plane itself is set to be decommissioned in 2015.

NFG –NonFunctioning Gear. Label used on broken equipment in the Navy and Air Force. Can also mean No ****ing Good.

NFO – Naval Flight Officer. A weapons officer responsible for discharging weapons during flights, as opposed to the pilot who flies the vehicle.

PFA– Pretty Freakin' Awesome. A term coined by the band Willy Pete in the sont "PFA."

PFM – Pure ****ing Magic. Usually used by Airmen and Marines when explaining something the asker might not understand.

PLF – Parachute Landing Fall.

PMCS– Park the Mother and Call the Shop. Modified from the original meaning, Preventative Maintenance Checks and Services.